Temporary Guest Translator

Washington Elementary School District 6 • Glendale, AZ

11d

About The Position

In general, incumbent(s) provides interpretation between parents, community members, and school personnel. Incumbent(s) translates education-related documents and maintains specialized glossary.

Requirements

• High School diploma or equivalent (G.E.D.) prior to being hired
• Bilingual proficiency in English and target language

Nice To Haves

• Two years of translating in an education related system
• Bachelor’s degree in a target language, translations, and/or international studies

Responsibilities

• Translates education-related documents including forms, urgent communications to parents, notices of medical matters, legal and confidential matters, handbooks, advisories, surveys, school newsletters, and other District materials.
• Provides consecutive interpretation between staff and parents in school meetings including Individual Education Plan (IEP), Multi-Disciplinary Conferences (MDC), parent/teacher conferences, and other conferences that occur between parents, community members and school personnel to enable them to participate in the process.
• Performs clerical duties such as answering telephone calls, greeting visitors, answering general questions, opening and sorting mail, creating purchase order requisitions, and verifying and preparing invoices and stipends for payment.
• Makes copies and maintains filing system for translated materials and temporary employee pool.
• Edits translations performed by other District employees.
• Assists in training of District employees and consultants that perform translation services for schools.
• Creates and maintains databases with information on temporary employee pool including evaluation results, hours worked, training status, and other related data.
• Performs other duties of a similar nature or level.

What This Job Offers

• Education Level: High school or GED
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees